# Clean

> Well-shaped waves with smooth faces and no wind chop.

**What "clean" means in surfing:** Well-shaped waves with smooth faces and no wind chop. Clean is the opposite of messy or blown out.

**Category:** Conditions

## Related words

- [Glassy](https://surfslang.com/glassy): There's no wind and the ocean's surface is smooth like glass.
- [Offshore](https://surfslang.com/offshore): Wind blowing from the land out to sea.
- [Choppy](https://surfslang.com/choppy): The surface of the water is rough with small, wind-driven bumps, making waves harder to ride.

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Source: [Clean](https://surfslang.com/clean) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt